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Cave Falls Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WY · 44.12923, -111.01509
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Cave Falls Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,159 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cave Falls CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Cave Falls Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · WY
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- @Mail22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- DDump24 mi
- +Urgent care24 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
- OOutfitter36 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 17 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Cave Falls Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,159 ft
State
WY
Coordinates
44.12923, -111.01509
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Cave Falls Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · WY (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townWarm River · ~15.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.1 mi
- FuelFuel · ~17.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.0 mi
- GroceriesFlagg Ranch Convenience Store · ~17.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicOld Faithful Clinic · ~24.4 mi
- HardwareHG Lumber and Hardware · ~21.9 mi
EV charging — from Cave Falls Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · WY — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.6 mi straight-line W — Fall River Office, Ashton, ID (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-06-06 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 49 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.6 mi — West Yellowstone, MT - Tesla Supercharger, West Yellowstone
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.9 mi — Island Park City Offices, Island Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.6 mi — Yellowstone National Park - Old Faithful Lodge Cabins (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — 511 Main Pizzeria and Soda Fountain - Tesla Destination, Ashton, 21.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.48 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 319564 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cave Falls Campground · Caribou-Targhee National Forest · WY — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCave Falls Campground · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomCave Falls Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~1.4 mi NE · NPS
- RestroomBLV094S - Vault Toilet, Bechler Ranger Station · ~2.1 mi NW · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletSquirrel Meadows Cabin · ~4.6 mi S · USFS
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Other camps near Cave Falls Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Warm River Campground~14.7 mi · fee
- Grandview Campground~15.1 mi · fee
- Pole Bridge Dispersed Camping~16.4 mi
- Sheffield Campground~17.3 mi
The unit that manages Cave Falls Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cave Falls Campground are set by Caribou-Targhee National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Grassy Lake at 7,330 ft, about 9 miles away. It sits about 1,171 ft higher than this camp, so treat it as a guide rather than a reading for this spot. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Cave Falls Campground
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $13 per night for a single site, $26 for a double, plus $5 for each extra vehicle. Season is late May to early September, first-come first-served. The forest says that after the season the campground is weather-dependent and first-come first-served with no fee, no toilets and no water -- an off-season condition, not a free campground, so we still publish it as a fee site. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/caribou-targhee/recreation/cave-falls-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Cave Falls Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Cave Falls Campground
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